förlova — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
förlova is used for these senses in English:
- betroth (archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
- engage (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
betroth — full definition
- verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
- verb Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
- verb Of God: to enter into a relationship with (believers, or the church as a whole); also, of a priest: to pledge (himself) to the church prior to being consecrated as a bishop.
- verb To pledge or promise oneself to (a cause); to espouse; also (sometimes reflexive), to pledge or promise (oneself or one's efforts) to a cause or to do something.
engage — full definition
- verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
- verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
- verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
- verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.